Detroit Pistons face Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA on Saturday 9 January 2027 at crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles. Start time is 10pm EST / 3am GMT.
Confirmed broadcast details and any schedule changes are updated here as they are announced.
BASKETBALL · MATCH
Detroit Pistons at Los Angeles Lakers
Date
8–9 January 2027Friday – Saturday
Venue
Los Angeles, United States
Status
Scheduled
Format
Match · Basketball
Schedule contextNBA · rest, travel and time zones from the published schedule
Detroit Pistons Away
- Rest
- 0 days
- Last game
- Thu at Warriors
- Travel
- 556 km (345 mi) · 3 h behind · game 4 of 4-game road trip
- Schedule
- 3rd game in 4 nights · 4 in last 7 days
- Body clock
- Tip 7pm (10pm at home)
Back-to-back3 in 4 nightsTime zonesRoad trip
Los Angeles Lakers Home
- Rest
- 0 days
- Last game
- Thu v Celtics
- Travel
- No travel
- Schedule
- 3rd game in 4 nights · 4 in last 7 days
- Body clock
- Tip 7pm
Back-to-back3 in 4 nights
Indoor
The Pistons play the second night of a back-to-back after Thursday's game in San Francisco, their third game in four nights, game 4 of a 4-game road trip, with 556 km (345 miles) of travel, playing 3 hours behind their home clock.
The Lakers play the second night of a back-to-back after Thursday's game against the Celtics, their third game in four nights.
NBA teams on the second night of a back-to-back have won 44% of regular-season games since 2015 (4,450 team-games).
From the published schedule, computed 6 Sep 2026. No odds or predictions. All NBA games this week
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